Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics in patients with segmental zoster paresis

Features
Mean age (years)	69 (range 47–87)
Men	3 of 8
Affected myotomes
Left upper limb	1 of 8
Right upper limb	5 of 8
Left lower limb	0 of 8
Right lower limb	2 of 8
Rash after weakness (within 30 days)	0 of 8
Mean interval between rash and weakness (days)	11.9
Diabetes mellitus	4 of 8
Immunocompromise	1 of 8
Post-herpetic neuralgia 4 months after onset	5 of 8
Myotomes corresponding to dermatomes	8 of 8
Disseminated zoster	1 of 8